Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE (born January 30, 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress. Known for her comedic and dramatic roles in film and television, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, three British Academy Television Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. She was acclaimed for her performance in the ITV crime-drama series Broadchurch (2013–2017), for which she received a British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. She played Queen Elizabeth II from 2019 to 2020 in the Netflix period-drama series The Crown, for which she received a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. For her portrayal of Anne, Queen of Great Britain in the period black-comedy film The Favourite (2018), Colman received the Academy Award for Best Actress. She received additional Academy Award nominations for her performances in The Father (2020) and The Lost Daughter (2021). Other notable film and television credits include Hot Fuzz (2007), Tyrannosaur (2011), The Iron Lady (2011), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Locke (2013), The Lobster (2015), Fleabag (2016-2019), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), Landscapers (2021), Empire of Light (2022), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), Secret Invasion (2023), Wonka (2023), Wicked Little Letters (2023) and Paddington in Peru (2024).
Acted in 115
2020s
- 2027
- 2026
Pride and Prejudice
Mrs. Bennet · 6 episodes
The Fox
The Fox (voice)
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Voiceover · 4 episodes
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Movie
- 2020
Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Fairy Godmother
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Let's Dance
Segment: "Coffee to Go"
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
Marion (voice)
Unexpected Item
The Till (voice)
All The World's a Stage
The Narrator
- 2017
National Theatre Archive: Mosquitoes
Jenny
- 2016
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Mum (voice)
Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures
Marion (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!
Marion (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Marion (voice)
Flowers
Deborah Flowers · 12 episodes
Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!
Marion (voice)
- 2015
London Road
Julie
Thomas & Friends: Dinos and Discoveries
Marion (voice)
- 2014
The Secrets
Pippa · 1 episode
Mr. Sloane
Janet Sloane · 6 episodes
W1A
Sally Owen · 1 episode
The Kármán Line
Sarah
The 7.39
Maggie Matthews · 2 episodes
Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed
Marion (voice)
- 2013
The Thirteenth Tale
Margaret
Run
Carol · 2 episodes
- 2012
Bad Sugar
Joan Cauldwell
- 2011
See Me
Miss
Exile
Nancy Ronstadt · 3 episodes
- 2010
Rev.
Alex · 19 episodes
2000s
- 2009
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
Olivia
- 2008
Consuming Passion
Janet / Nurse Violetta Kiss
Beautiful People
Debbie Doonan · 12 episodes
Hancock & Joan
Marion
- 2007
Dog Altogether
Anita
The Time of Your Life
Amanda
The Time of Your Life
Amanda · 6 episodes
Grow Your Own
Alice
The Grey Man
Linda Dodds
Green Wing Special
Harriet Schulenburg
- 2006
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Various Characters · 24 episodes
- 2005
Much Ado About Nothing
Ursula
ShakespeaRe-Told
Ursula · 1 episode
Love Soup
Penny · 1 episode
Zemanovaload
TV Producer
The Robinsons
Connie · 1 episode
- 2004
NY-LON
TV
Murder in Suburbia
Ellie · 1 episode
- 2003
Coming Up
Receptionist · 1 episode
Eyes Down
Mandy Foster · 1 episode
Swiss Toni
TV
- 2002
Look Around You
Pam Bachelor · 6 episodes
Rescue Me
Paula · 1 episode
- 2001
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
Various · 5 episodes
- 2000
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Comic Relief
TV
Produced 5
Appearances38
2020s
- 2026
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Self
- 2025
- 2023
Change the Ending
Narrator
- 2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel
Self
Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day
Self
- 2020
Nasrin
Narrator
2010s
- 2019
Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered
Self
- 2018
The Super Squirrels
Narrator
Flatpack Empire
Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 episodes
- 2017
The Alternativity
Narrator
- 2016
Attenborough at 90
Self
The Extraordinary Case of Alex Lewis
Self - Narrator (voice)
Our Queen at Ninety
Self - Narrator
Behind Closed Doors
Narrator
The Story of Cats
Narrator (voice) · 3 episodes
Sugar Free Farm
Narrator · 3 episodes
- 2015
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014
Ordinary Unraveling: Making Locke
Self
- 2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
The Intern
Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes
- 2012
The Hoarder Next Door
Self - Narrator · 14 episodes
2000s
- 2007
- 2006
- 2004
- 2002
1990s
- 1993
1980s
- 1983
1950s
- 1953
